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Global healthcare systems are failing; nutrition policy needs to change now, says leading academic

Global healthcare systems are failing; nutrition policy needs to change now, says leading academic

Paul Clayton

Professor - Oxford University Institute of Food Brain & Behaviour

Nations and populations are in peril of being swamped by the cost of their healthcare systems unless a severe nutrition policy rethink can occur, says a leading academic.

Published: 16-May-2013

TIC Gums: When a gum arabic disaster plan proves a success

TIC Gums: When a gum arabic disaster plan proves a success

Gred Andon

President - TIC Gums

Texture and stabilization specialist TIC Gums is now strong in gum arabic replacement for confection coatings, but this business shift started as a mere disaster plan, its president says.

Published: 14-Feb-2013

Marshmallows ‘excellent’ with whey proteins, says Herbertz

Marshmallows ‘excellent’ with whey proteins, says Herbertz

Georg Herbertz

Owner - Herbertz Dairy Food Service

Aerated products such as marshmallows are among the best carriers for whey ingredients, according to Herbertz Dairy Food Service.

Published: 11-Feb-2013

Celebrity chefs are blocking GM science, claims campaigner

Celebrity chefs are blocking GM science, claims campaigner

Celebrity chefs and other leading opinion-formers are poisoning the debate about genetically modified (GM) food, claims environmentalist and author Mark Lynas.

Published: 07-Jan-2013

Happy holidays from William Reed Business Media!

Happy holidays from William Reed Business Media!

The working year is almost done, time to pause from ‘the business’ and embrace the festive season…go on, give it a big hug. Happy holidays!

Published: 19-Dec-2012

Who can win an EU immunity claim? Yeast beta-glucan can?

Who can win an EU immunity claim? Yeast beta-glucan can?

Leiber

Business unit director in health and functional food - Eike Hagemen

German yeast specialist Leiber possesses the only immune health claim in the EU assessment system at the moment. But why should its beta-glucan yeast succeed when it has already failed once?

Published: 30-Nov-2012

NPD: The customer is always right – and first – says Danish dairy giant

NPD: The customer is always right – and first – says Danish dairy giant

Paul Cornillon

Senior vice president - Strategic Innovation Centre

Arla Foods used to be a Danish dairy with a Scandinavian bent. Now it is global-facing, upping its R&D spend and obsessed with finding out what consumers want, rather than delivering products it thinks they want.

Published: 23-Nov-2012

Do consumers understand and trust functional foods? Not really, say experts

Do consumers understand and trust functional foods? Not really, say experts

Prof Stefanie Bröring, Professor of Food Chain Management, University of Applied Science

Chris Brockman, Senior Global Food & Drink Analyst, Mintel

While EFSA’s health claims dossier may pave the way towards tighter regulations on what can and cannot be said about a food's potential benefit, the way that consumers understand and interact with functional foods seems to remain mainly unchanged. For now at least…

Published: 20-Nov-2012

Should we revise how calories are measured?

Should we revise how calories are measured?

Prof Martin Wickham

Head of Nutrition - Leatherhead Food Research

The current method of measuring the calorie content of foods could be flawed, says Professor Martin Wickham of Leatherhead Food Research.

Published: 19-Nov-2012

Soda-Lo: Tate & Lyle's novel solution to sodium reduction (clue: it's salt, only much, much smaller...)

Soda-Lo: Tate & Lyle's novel solution to sodium reduction (clue: it's salt, only much, much smaller...)

Engineered using a patent-pending process that re-crystallizes standard table salt to create microscopic free-flowing hollow ‘microspheres’, Soda-Lo can help firms slash sodium and retain their clean labels because it is still listed as ‘salt’ on pack, says Tate & Lyle.

Published: 16-Nov-2012

Functional foodstuffs: The challenge of omega-3 in finished products

Functional foodstuffs: The challenge of omega-3 in finished products

Dr Rob Winwood

Manager Scientific Communications - DSM Nutritional Products

The challenge of getting beneficial omega-3 fatty acids into finished products is a big one for the food ingredients and manufacturing industry. But how can suppliers and manufacturers work to get these ingredients into a wider range of products?

Published: 15-Nov-2012

December 14, 2012: EU health claims doomsday? Er, not really…

December 14, 2012: EU health claims doomsday? Er, not really…

For years, probiotics and other sections of the food industry have supposedly been dreading the implementation of despised EU health claims laws.

Published: 14-Nov-2012

How consumer-friendly are hydrocolloids?

How consumer-friendly are hydrocolloids?

Dennis Seisun

Founder - IMR International

Many hydrocolloids are among the most clean label ingredients there are, but how do consumers perceive them?

Published: 14-Nov-2012

The art of soft drinks: Euromonitor charts world consumption trends

The art of soft drinks: Euromonitor charts world consumption trends

Speaking to BeverageDaily.com at InterBev in Las Vegas, Euromonitor International analysts Claire Moulin and Jonas Feliciano characterize the world’s shifting taste in soft drinks in art history terms.

Published: 05-Nov-2012

Citrus fibers give 70% cost saving as partial egg replacers, claims Fiberstar

Citrus fibers give 70% cost saving as partial egg replacers, claims Fiberstar

Vince Patti

director of communications - Fiberstar

Bakers can make big savings by replacing half of the eggs in the formulation with a citrus fiber blend, according to US ingredients firm Fiberstar.

Published: 25-Sep-2012

Clinical trials needed to fulfill prebiotics obesity promise: Professor

Clinical trials needed to fulfill prebiotics obesity promise: Professor

Kristin Verbeke

Professor of Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders - Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium

Battling obesity is not the first port of call for prebiotics – they are much more commonly known for their role in promoting gut health and boosting immune systems. But a growing number of studies is showing different prebiotic forms can influence weight...

Published: 13-Aug-2012

Low sat fat- zero trans fats solution for margarines and shortenings on the market in the next 12 to 24 months?

Low sat fat- zero trans fats solution for margarines and shortenings on the market in the next 12 to 24 months?

A product that will stabilize and solidify fats and oils, such as margarines and shortenings, with lower saturated fat and zero trans fats could be on the market in 12 to 24 months, says Adriene Eiffes, marketing specialist for Ashland Specialty Ingredients.

Published: 27-Jul-2012

China driving snacking market, with healthy snacking leading the charge: Blue Diamond

China driving snacking market, with healthy snacking leading the charge: Blue Diamond

Global demand for almonds is increasing, with snacking driving a lot of opportunities. China is the premier snack growth region, says Bill Morecraft, General Manager of Blue Diamond Almonds Global Ingredients Division.

Published: 26-Jul-2012

Chinese suppliers merit demonization but progress is being made, says BI chief

Chinese suppliers merit demonization but progress is being made, says BI chief

The credibility question over ingredients sourced from China are ‘well earned’, says George Pontiakos, president and CEO of BI Nutraceuticals, but the US FDA is doing a great job on bringing standards up to speed.

Published: 25-Jul-2012

Innovative approaches to food safety and health and wellness lead IFT award winners

Innovative approaches to food safety and health and wellness lead IFT award winners

Dr Roger Clemens

President - IFT

The award winners at IFT 2012 in Las Vegas are at the edge of innovation in food safety and health and wellness, says Dr Roger Clemens, President of IFT, but the overarching theme to emerge from this year’s show was in relation to the question, “What is the world without food science?”

Published: 23-Jul-2012

Food companies are desperate to get off the guar gum rollercoaster, says hydrocolloids expert

Food companies are desperate to get off the guar gum rollercoaster, says hydrocolloids expert

Guar gum prices have taken a rollercoaster ride over the past couple of years - and at IFT in Las Vegas, hydrocolloid expert Dennis Seisun said all bets were on regarding their future direction.

Published: 16-Jul-2012

Why did we get so fat, so fast? Toxic sugar, HFCS, obesity and the blame game...

Why did we get so fat, so fast? Toxic sugar, HFCS, obesity and the blame game...

Dr John S White

President - White Technical Research

We've all heard the statistics - almost 36% of Americans are now obese. But 50 years ago, it was just 13%. So why did we get so fat, so quickly? And what role did sugar - and specifically high fructose corn syrup - have to play?

Published: 11-Jul-2012

LycoRed aims new products at all-natural trend

LycoRed aims new products at all-natural trend

Ilan Ron

Vice president of global marketing and sales - LycoRed

LycoRed is facing a wave of consumers demanding natural alternatives to existing colours and is responding with new formulations in addition to broader product development.

Published: 07-Jun-2012

Solbar targets UK, Europe for growth

Solbar targets UK, Europe for growth

Moti Shmueli,

Sales director, West Europe - Solbar

Soy protein firm Solbar has outlined big plans for growth in several fields, including dietary and sports nutrition following the completion of its acquisition by US-based farmer co-operative CHS in February 2012.

Published: 06-Jun-2012

Coca-Cola bites into EU-backed obesity project

Coca-Cola bites into EU-backed obesity project

Michele Kellerhals, PhD,

R&D director in Functional Ingredients - Coca-Cola Europe

What is the world's biggest carbonated beverage company doing in a European Union satiety research project? Why, collaborating to battle obesity of course…

Published: 06-Jun-2012